Dip & Done

I went to an organization's potluck on Wednesday night and since it was a potluck, we all signed up to bring different things. What a great exam breaker! It was held by two friends at their ADORABLE home and another friend did all the cooking! We ate yummy bacon-wrapped, feta-stuffed pork tenderloin and all the side dishes that everyone brought including two types of stuffing, salad, two kinds of roasted potatoes, and not to mention all the appetizers and desserts!

I brought two dips from Pinterest to the potluck:

Cheddar Bacon Dip

16 oz sour cream

1 packet Hidden Valley Ranch Mix

3 oz bacon bits (from a bag, NOT bacos)

1 c shredded cheddar

I ended up doubling the recipe to suit the large group but we had TONS of leftovers that we were able to eat until yesterday. I served it with tortilla chips and pretzels and preferred it with the pretzels!

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Dip

1 8oz package cream cheese, softened

1/2 c butter, softened

1 c powdered sugar

2 tbsp brown sugar (I used light)

1 1/2 tsp vanilla (I skipped this)

1 c chocolate chips

I c toffee bits (I skipped this)

Impatient me over here didn't let either the cream cheese or butter soften properly so this was a tad difficult to make for me. My poor mixer was on major overdrive trying to whip stiff cream cheese and butter. Also, this is best served after letting it sit out for about 1/2 an hour or so. Once it's soft it tastes better. We also found that it didn't really taste like chocolate chip cookie dough anyway, MUCH more like a cannoli filling! I doubled this recipe as well and it was a good size, but we still had plenty of leftovers.

Have any great potluck recipes that you like? Any go-to recipes?

xxKatie